Celtics end season with 62 victories in record year
Boston Celtics finish the season with a 62–20 record, the best in NBA history, after a 116–99 win over the Cincinnati Royals. Bill Russell led with 23 points as Boston limited Cincinnati to under 100 for the 26th time. Oscar Robertson missed the Royals game, while Philadelphia whipped Baltimore 127–105 and St. Louis beat New York 112–103 as Bob Pettit played his final regular season game for the Hawks.
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NBA Standings Sunday Results
The NBA scores show Philadelphia defeating Baltimore 127 to 105 and Boston edging Cincinnati 116 to 99 while St. Louis beat New York 112 to 103.
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Freehan eyes Tigers challenge with big bonus pressure
Pompano Beach UPI reports Detroit catcher Bill Freehan, praised as a potential Mickey Cochrane, shrugs off premature comparisons while admitting the $125,000 signing bonus weighs on him. The 23-year-old, who hit .300 with 18 homers and 80 RBIs, says he has not yet proven himself and would have signed for nothing to play baseball.
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St Francis Graders Face Mt Hope In Night Game
The St Francis De Sales Grade School team travels to Mt Hope for two games tonight starting at 6:30 with 4 teams competing. The 5th and 6th graders meet first, followed by the 7th and 8th graders in the main event as both squads hold a 14-2 season record.
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Church League Tourney Pairings Announced for Tonight
Tom Elkin executive of the City Church League announced tonight’s opening games at Beckley Recreation Building. Catholic vs Central Baptist leads off at 6 30 p m with Calvary vs First Baptist at 7 30, Crab Orchard vs Presbyterian at 8 30 and Assembly of God vs Memorial Baptist at 9 30.
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Clemente to rejoin Pirates in Miami after malaria recovery
Pirates out fielder Roberto Clemente, convalescing from malaria, will join the team in Miami next Saturday but will skip exhibition games and may not be ready for the National League opener on April 12.
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Miami Of Ohio Noted For Producing Fine Coaches
New York based piece notes Miami of Ohio’s reputation for turning out prominent coaches. It highlights Ara Parseghian Paul Dietzel John Pont Carm Cozza Blaik Paul Brown Weeb Eubank Weeb Endbank Walt Alston Gilman and others linked to Miami alumni who advanced to top college and professional roles in football and baseball.
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St. John’s Captures Fourth NIT Title In Thriller
New York St. John’s defeated Villanova 55 to 51 to claim an unprecedented fourth National Invitation Tournament title. In Portland Princeton crushed Wichita 118 to 82 for third place as Bill Bradley set an NCAA tournament single game scoring record with 58 points. Sunday in Austria East Germany Peter Lesser leapt 475 feet 9 inches to break the world ski jumping record.
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Beaulieu Championship Winners: Taylor Defeats Rob in Final
Beaulieu, France Roger Taylor of Britain won the Beaulieu international tennis championship defeating Rob in Fanders of South Africa with scores 6 1 and 6 3 in the final.
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Bert Weaver wins Greater Jacksonville Open by stroke
Bert Weaver captures the $57,500 Greater Jacksonville Open title by stroke with a 72 hole total of 285 at Atlantic Beach.
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Read shatters track record in 80 mile 250cc race
Britisher Phil Read wins the Daytona Beach 80 mile event for 250 cubic centimeter motorcycles, setting a new track record. Read defeats rivals to claim the coveted victory in Florida.
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Whitworth Wins St Petersburg Women's Open Title
Kathy Whitworth captured the St Petersburg Women's Open at the Sabal Park course finishing with a 281 total and earning ten thousand dollars in prize money.
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Celtics Clinch 62nd Win With 116 99 Victory
Boston beat Cincinnati 116 to 99 to close the season and set an all time NBA record with 62 wins. Celtics finished the season strong behind a dominant performance by their star lineup.
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Bert Weaver Wins Jacksonville Open Amid Windy Challenge
Bert Weaver captured the Greater Jacksonville Open at Selva Marina, finishing one stroke ahead of Nicklaus, Marr, Devlin and Charles with a 285. Weaver’s final round 72 included a clutch eight-foot putt miss on 18 but secured his first PGA Tour victory and $8,500 prize. Top finishers included Nicklaus 286, Devlin 286, Marr 288, Snead 287, Sikes 287, with Palmer in lower tier scoring.
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Giants Rout Boston as McCovey HRs Spark Exhibition
The San Francisco Giants defeat Boston 10-5 in an Arizona exhibition. Willie McCovey hit a 430 foot homer with two on, Jim Ray Hart followed with a 430 foot inside the park homer, and Hart also doubled as Chuck Hiller tripled. Juan Marichal pitched six scoreless innings.
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Dodgers Eye 1965 Flag Amid Pitching Strength Questions
Los Angeles, favored at 3 to 1 to win the 1965 NL pennant, faces a chancy mix of returning stars and new faces. Key questions include Podres and Davies comebacks, Griffith and Parker development, and the lineup’s power lacking behind pitching depth led by Koufax and Drysdale.
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Detroit Clinches Dual Lead With 5-1 Win Over Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings crush Chicago 5-1 to stay two points ahead in the standings as Gordie Howe nets a hat trick and Norm Ullman reaches 39th goal. Montreal rallies past Boston 5-2 while Toronto dominates New York 10-1 behind Red Kelly, Beliveau, and others.
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Houk Joins Yankees Board In Major League Move
General Manager Ra Houk was elected Sunday to the board of directors of the New York Yankees replacing Del Webb who sold his interests. Also on the board are club President Dan Topping William S Paley Dr Frank Stanton and Michael Burke of CBS.
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Baseball Scores Exhibition Results Across The Nations
Exhibition baseball results show Los Angeles A 3 over Chicago N 2 and Clev. B squad 13 over Chi N 2. Minnesota 9 Washington 5 NY N 2 over Cinn. 2 in 11 innings. San Francisco 10 Boston 5. LA N 5 Baltimore 4. Houston 4 Oklahoma City 2. Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 4. New York A 2 Detroit 1. St Louis 2 Chicago A 0. Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3.
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Bowl-Wick YBA Prep Mixed Team Dominates Cobras and GTOs
Bowl-Wick YBA Prep Mixed Team defeated the Cobras 1449 to 3 with the GTOs posting 3 Sky Scrapers. Outstanding bowlers include Pam Williams 465 series and Kenny Fox 421 series, with high team series 2616 and multiple 500s and 600s across divisions.
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